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Patented Nov. 10, 1942 Search R PROCESS OF MAKING AN N N' DIANTHRA- QUINONYL NAPHTHALENEDIAMINE Walter Kern, Sissach, Paul Suttcr, Binningen,

and Richard Tobler, Riehen, Switzerland, assignors to Society of Basle, Basel, Switzerlan Chemical Industry in d No Drawing. Application December 19, 1938 Serial No. 246,754 In Switzerland December 20, 1937 Claims.

This invention relates to the manufacture of valuable nitrogenous naphthalene derivatives by causing a halogenated naphthalene containing at least two halogen atoms, on at least of which is in Si-position, to react with a compound which contains at least one hydrogen atom united to nitrogen and groups capable of being vatted.

The naphthalenes containing at least two halogen atoms which serve as parent materials for the invention may also contain as substituents for instance alkoxy groups, for example methoxy groups. The halogen atoms may be linked to the naphthalene nucleus in any desired position, provided one atom takes a 2-, 3-, 6- or 7-position, for example in 1:6-, 2:6- or 4:6-position. Further substituents such as alkyl groups with one to several carbon atoms can also be present. Moreover, two, three or four halogen atoms may be linked to the naphthalene nucleus as indicated above, for example in the 1:3:6-tribromonaphthalene or the 1:3:6z8-tetrabromonaphthalene. Among other there come into question 2:6-dibromo-, 2:6-dichloro and 1:6-dibromo-2-methoxy-naphthalene.

For reacting with such halogenated naphthalenes there may be used various compounds, for instance aromatic compounds, containing in the molecul at least one hydrogen atom united to nitrogen and groups capable of being vatted; if desired, two or more molecules of th same or different compounds as just defined may be caused to act simultaneously or in succession with 1 molecule of the halogenated naphthalene. Suitable compounds are especially amines containing carbonyl groups which are cyclic bound.

Such amines may be anthraquinone derivatives or may belong to more highly condensed ring systems; examples are amino anthraquinones, for instance l-aminoanthraquinone and 1aminoarylaminoanthraquinones, aminoacylaminoanthraquinones, wherein the acyl residue may be for instance the residue of an aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic acid. like carboxylic acid, for instance 1-amino-4-benzoylaminoanthraquinone, 1- amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone, l-amino- 5 benzoylamino 8 methoxyanthraquinone, 1- amino 5:8 dibenz'oylaminoanthraquinone, 1 aminoanthraquinonoylaminoanthraquinone, aminopyranthrones, aminoanthanthrones, aminoperylenequinones, aminodianthrones, amino-N-dihydroanthraquinone-azines, aminoanthraquinoneazines, aminobenzpyrenequinones, aminoflavanthrenes, and aminodibenzanthrones; further aminoanthraquinone derivatives of which the 1- and Q-positions ar members of a heterocyclic ring, for instance amino-1:Q-anthrapyrimidines. amino-1:Q-anthrapyridones, amino-1:9-isothiazoleanthrones and amino-1:Q-pyrazoleanthrones; finally aminoanthraquinone derivatives in which two carbon atoms in ortho-position to each other (Cl. 2603G8) are members of a heterocyclic ring system, for instance amino-1 :2 anthraquinone acridones. Any of these compounds may contain substituents.

An addition to the above mentioned aminoacylaminoanthraquinones there may also be used acylamino compounds in which the radical of the benzoic acid, or the radical of an anthraquinone carboxylic acid, is replaced by the radical of another acid, for example by the radical of acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, stearic acid, phenylacetic acid, cinnamic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acids, naphthalen carboxylic acids, phthalic acids, pyridine and quinoline carboxylic acids.

The reaction of the halogen naphthalene with the amine containing at least on reactive hydrogen atom may be conducted with advantage by heating the components in solution or in a diluent, for example amyl alcohol, nitrobenzene or naphthalene and preferably in presence of a catalyst, for instance copper or a copper compound as well as of an agent that binds acid. All th halogen atoms present may be caused to react in one stage or successively in several stages.

The naphthalene derivatives obtainable by the invention are useful as body colors for various purposes. They are moreover in many cases valuable intermediate products for the manufacture of vat dyestuffs, whereas some are vat-dyestuffs themselves. They correspond to the general formula wherein it stands for at least the number 2, R1 stands for a naphthalen radical and each R2 stands for a radical containing groups capable of being vatted, and wherein at least one R2-NH-gl0llp is linked in fi-position to the naphthalene radical. Those products are of particular importance in which in the radical R: an ortho-position to the NH-group capable of being substituted is occupied by hydrogen.

The following examples illustrate the invention, the parts being by weight, the relationship between parts by weight and parts by volume being that which exists between the kilo and the liter:

Example I 14.3 parts of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene, 24.5 parts of l-aminoanthraquinone, parts of anhydrous sodium acetate, 15 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate and 1.3 parts of cuprous chloride are together suspended in 450 parts of dry nitrobenzene and the whole is stirred for 24 hours at a temperature of l200 C. The mixture is then filtered hot and the solid matter washed with nitrobenzene as well as with benzene and alcohol and then purified by extraction first with boiling dilute hydrochloric acid and then with boiling alcohol. There is thus obtained in good yield a violet-black crystalline powder of the probable formula Example 2 4.3 parts of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene, 10.5 parts oi. 1-amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone, 4.5 parts of calcined sodium carbonate, 4.5 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and 0.4 part of cuprous chloride are together suspended in 90 parts of dry nitrobenzene and the mixture is kept for 16 hours at a temperature of 190200 C. It is then filtered hot and the solid matter is washed with nitrobenzene, benzene and alcohol and purified by extraction with boiling dilute hydrochloric acid. There is thus obtained in good yield a brown crystalline powder of the probable formula soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a grass green solution and melting above 350 C. Analysis shows it to be a di(-benzoyl-amino-1-anthraquinonyl) -2 6 -diaminonaphthalene.

The 2:6-dibromonaphtha1ene used in this example may be made from 2:6-diaminonaphthalene as follows:

63.2 parts of 2:6-diaminonaphthalene are tetrazotized in the usual manner by means of 56 parts of sodium nitrite and the tetrazo-solution is heated with cuprous bromide at 70 C. The solution foams and 2:6-dibromonaphthalene separates. It has the properties named in Example 1.

. Example 3 13 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate, 15 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and 500 parts of nitrobenzene are heated together to boiling until 50 parts of nitrobenzene have distilled. After cooling to 200 C., there are added 14.3 parts of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene, 35.2 parts or 1-amino-4-benzoylaminoanthraquinone and 1.3 parts of cuprous chloride. The mixture is stirred for 24 hours at -205 C. It is then filtered hot. the solid matter washed with nitrobenzene and with benzene and alcohol and then further purified by extraction with boiling dilute hydrochloric acid. After again filtering, washing and drying there is obtained in good yield a brownish black crystalline powder which colors concentrated sulfuric acid olive green, melts above 350 C. and is not capable of being vatted. Analysis shows it to be di(4-benzoylamino-1'- anthraquinonyl) -2 S-diaminonaphthalene of the formula NH o NH- i NI\I o 1 e0 0 NHCO@ 6 Example 4 2.5 parts of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene, 5.4 parts of 1-amino-5-acetylaminoanthraquinone, 2.3 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate, 2.3 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and 0.2 part of cuprous chloride are together suspended in 72 parts of dry nitrobenzene and the whole is heated to boiling while stirring. When the reaction is complete, the mass is filtered hot and the solid matter washed with nitrobenzene, benzene and alcohol and then extracted with boiling dilute acid, filtered, Washed and dried. There is obtained in good yield a brown-black power of the probable formula -NH (H) O NH-C O CH:

soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a brownolive solution; it does not melt at 450 C. and cannot be vatted.

In like manner there is obtained from 1 mol 2:6-dibromonaphthalene and 2 mols 1-amino-5- (ortho' chloro) benzoylaminoanthraquinone a brown-black powder which does not melt at 460 C. and cannot. be vatted. Also from 1 mol 2:6- dibromonaphthalene and 2 mols 1-amino-5- (meta'-chloro)-benzoylaminoanthraquinone a brown-black powder soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a brown-olive green solution and incapable of being vatted is obtained.

The product of the reaction of 1 mol 2:6- dibromonaphthalene with 2 mols 1-amino-5- (para'-chloro)-benzoylaminoanthraquinone is a brown-black powder soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to an olive-green solution; it does not melt at 460 C. and is incapable of being vatted.

In like manner there is obtained from 1 mol 2:6-dibromonaphthalene and 2 mols 1-amino-5- (para'-methoxy)-benzoylaminoanthraquinone a browmblack powder soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to an olive green solution; it does not melt at 460 C. and cannot be vatted.

Example 5 14.3 parts of 2:6-dibromonapht-halene, 35.2 parts of 4-aminoanthraquinone-2 1 (N) -benzacridone, parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate, 15 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and 1.5 parts of cuprous chloride are suspended in 450 parts of dry nitrobenzene and the whole is heated for 24 hours at 200-206 C. When reaction is complete, the mass is filtered hot and the residue washed with nitrobenzene, benzene and alcohol and then extracted with boiling dilute acid, filtered, washed and dried. The dyestufi obtained in a good yield is a green-black powde of the probable formula NH O I E) NH- 0 I I O NH 0 soluble in sulfuric acid to a brown-red solution; it does not melt at 460 C. and dyes cotton in a Bordeaux colored vat green tints.

Example 6 2.86 parts of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene, 7.1 parts of 5-aminoanthraquinone-2 1- (N) -benzacridone, 3 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate, 3 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and 0.26 part of cuprous chloride are suspended in 90 parts of dry nitrobenezene and the whole is stirred for 24 hours at 195200 C. When reaction is complete, the whole is filtered hot, the residue is washed with nitrobenzene, benzene and alcohol and then extracted with boiling dilute hydrochloric acid, filtered and dried. The dyestuif obtained in good yield is a blue-black powder of the probable formula soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a red solution; it does not melt at 460 C. and .dyes cotton in a red-violet vat blue-violet fast tints.

Example 7 5.72 parts of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene, 13.7 part of 1-amino-4-anilinoanthraquinone, 6 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate, 6 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and 0.52 part of cuprous chloride are suspended in 180 parts of dry nitrobenzene and the whole is stirred for 24 hours at 195-200 C. When reaction is complete, the product obtained is worked up in the manner described in the previous examples. There is obtained a black-blue crystalline powder melting with decomposition at 380-390 C. and incapable of being vatted and soluble in concentrated sul- 5 furic acid to a blue solution.

Analysis shows it to be di-(4'-anilino-1'- anthraquinonyl) -2 G-diaminonaphthalene of the formula NH n I) NH NH 0 (I NH By the corresponding reaction of 1 mol 2:6-

25 dibromonaphthalene with 2 mols 1-amino-4- methoxyanthraquinone there is obtained a blackblue powder which does not melt at 460 0., dissolves in concentrated sulfuric acid to a green solution and is incapable of being vatted.

Example 8 14.3 parts of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene are caused to react with 51 parts of aminodibenzanthrone in presence of 1.3 parts of cuprous chloride, 15 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate and 15 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate in 480 parts of boiling, dry nitrobenzene. The product worked up in the manner previously described is a black powder of the probable formula I I I {I I X) which does not melt at 460 C., dissolves in concentrated sulfuric acid to a yellow-green solution and dyes cotton in a blue vat grey-green tints.

Example 9 5.72 parts of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene, 12.1 parts of 4-amino-N-methyl-1:Q-anthrapyridone,

79 6 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate, 6 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and 0.52 part of cuprous chloride are heated together for 24 hours with 180 parts of .dry nitrobenezene at about 200 C. The whole is filtered hot and the solid matter purified in the manner described above. There is obtained a blue-black crystalline powder of the probable formula soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a violet solution which does not melt at 460 C. and cannot be vatted.

In corresponding manner there is obtained from 1 mol 2:6-dibromonaphthalene and 2 mols 5-amino-isothiazole-anthrone a black-violet crystalline powder of the probable formula (I) NH which melts above 390 C., dissolves in concentrated sulfuric acid to a yellow-green solution and connot be vatted.

With 4-aminopyrazole-anthrone there is obtained a brown power of the probable formula which does not melt at 460 C., dissolves in concentrated sulfuric acid to a brown solution and cannot be vatted.

Example soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a yellowgreen solution; it does not melt at 460: C. and dyes cotton in a yellow-brown vat blue tints.

Example 11 formula WO G'QU soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a browngreen solution which does not melt at 640 C. and dyes cotton in a violet vat brown-violet tints.

Example 12 5.8 parts of 2zfi-dibromonaphthaiene, 7 parts of l-amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone, 3 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate, 3 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and 0.25 part of cuprous chloride are together suspended in parts of dry nitrobenzene and the mixture is heated to -160 C. for 16 hours while stirring. It is then filtered hot. From the filtrate there separates on cooling, but completely only after addition of alcohol, a dark powder soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a green solution and incapable of being vatted.

If this body is caused to react in the usual manner with a second mol of 1-amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone there is obtained the same product as is obtained in Example 2.

Example 13 1 mol of the product obtained as described in paragraph 1 of Example 12 may be caused to react in the usual manner with 1 mol of 1-amino- 4-benzoylamino-anthraquinone. There is thus obtained a brown-black crystalline powder of the probable formula soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a green solution, melting above 300 C. and incapable of being vatted.

A similar product can be obtained by causing 1 mol 2:6-dibromonaphthalene to react simultaneously with 1 mol each of l-amino-5-benzoylamlnoanthraquinone and 1-amin0-4-benzoy1- aminoanthraquinone.

If in Example 12 paragraph 1 there is used 1- 1-amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone there is obtained a black-brown powder soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a green solution and incapable of being vatted. If this product is caused to react in the usual manner with 1 mol 1-amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone, there is obtained the same product as is obtained by following paragraph 1 of the present example.

Example 14 N CH soluble in concentrate sulfuric acid to a brown solution and only with difliculty converted into a vat.

Example 15 2.86 parts of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene, 3.4 parts of 5-aminoanthraquinone-2 1- (N) -benzacridone, 2 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate, 2 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and 0.2 part of cuprous chloride are suspended together in 90 parts of dry nitrobenzene and the whole is heated while stirring for 24 hours at 150 C. and then for 5 hours at 170 C. The whole is filtered hot, whereupon there separates from the filtrate on cooling a product which is filtered, washed with nitrobenzene, benzene and alcohol and dried. There is thus obtained a blue-black powder soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a red-brown solution; it melts at a temperature higher than 250 C. and dyes cotton in a blue-violet vat redviolet tints.

If this body is allowed to react in the usual manner with 1 mol of l-aminoanthraquinone ther is obtained a black powder of the probable formula NH O NH-I

soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a brown solution; it does not melt at 460 C. and dyes cotton in a violet vat violet tints.

Example 16 18 parts of anhydrous sodium acetate and 18 parts of anhydrous sodium carbonate are together heated to boiling in 480 parts of nitrobenzene until 48 parts of the latter have distilled. After cooling to 190-200 C. (oil bath temperature), 19.1 parts of 1:6-dibromo-2-methoxynaphthalenc, 43.5 parts of 1-amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone and 1.8 parts of cuprous chloride are added and the whole is stirred for 40 hours at 193-203 C. After filtering hot, the solid matter is washed with nitrobenzene and with benzene and alcohol and is purified by extraction with boiling dilute hydrochloric acid. After again filtering the solid matter is Washed and dried. There is obtained in very good yield a dark brown powder soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to an olive green turning to red-brown; it melts above 300 C. and may be vatted to a brown solution. Analysis shows it to be di-(5'-benzoylamino-1'-anthraquinonyl) -1:6-diamino-2-methoxynaphthalene of the formula If instead of 1-amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone there is used l-aminol-benzoylaminoanthraquinone there is obtained a black-blue product which dissolves in concentrated sulfuric acid to a red-brown solution; it melts above 300 C. and dyes cotton in an olive vat bluish-gray tints.

The condensation product from l-mol 1:6-dibromo-2-methoxynaphthalene and 2 mols l-aminoanthraquinone is a dark brown crystalline powder soluble in concentrated sulfuric acid to a brown-green solution and dyeing cotton in a red-orange vat Bordeaux tints.

Example 17 1 part of th dyestuif produced as described in Example 6 is made into a paste with 6 parts by volume of caustic soda solution of 36 B. and parts of water at 40-50" C., 2 parts of hydrosulfite are added and vatting is continued for hour at the above temperature. The dye bath is prepared with 3 parts by volume of caustic soda solution of 36 B., 1 part of hydrosulfite, the quantity of water necessary to make 2000 parts by volume, including the stock vat, and then adding the stock vat. 50 parts of cotton are entered, handled for 4 hour and dyed for one hour at 50-60 C., then wrung out, oxidized for A hour by exposure to air, rinsed, soured and soaped at the boil. Cotton is dyed blueviolet tints.

Example 18 2 parts of the dyestuff described in Example 10 are made into a paste with 12 parts of caustic soda solution of 30 B. and 200 parts of water at 60 C. and then vatted by addition of 5 parts of hydrosulfite at; the said temperature. This to a dye bath containing 2500 parts of water, 3 parts of caustic soda solution of 36 B. and 1 part of hydrosulfite. 100 parts of cotton are entered at 40 C. and dyeing is continued for hour at 40-50 C. There are then added 50 parts of common salt and dyeing is continued for a further hour at the said temperature. An oxidation and finishing is conducted as described in Example 17. Cotton is dyed blue tints.

What we claim is:

1. Process for the manufacture of nitrogenous naphthalene derivatives, comprisin reacting 2:6- dibromonaphthalene with l-aminoanthraquinones.

2. Process for the manufacture of nitrogenous naphthalene derivatives, comprising reacting 2:6- dibromonaphthalene with l-amino-acylaminoanthraquinones.

3. Process for the manufacture of nitrogenous naphthalene derivatives, comprising reacting 1 mol of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene with 2 mols of 1- aminobenzoylaminoanthraquinones.

4. Process for the manufacture of nitrogenous naphthalene derivatives, comprising reacting 1 mol of 2:6-dibromonaphthalene with 2 mols of 1-amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone.

5. Process for the manufacture of nitrogenous naphthalene derivatives, comprising reacting 1 mol of 2:6-dibromonaphtha1ene with 1 mol of 1- amino-4-benzoylaminoanthraquinone and 1 mol of 1-amino-5-benzoylaminoanthraquinone.

WALTER KERN. PAUL BUTTER. RICHARD TOBLER. 

